Martyn Noble
Composer / Performer
Martyn Noble is currently Acting Director of Music at HM Chapel Royal, St. James’s Palace after spending nine years as the chapel’s Sub-Organist. He is also Teacher of Organ at the Royal College of Music Junior Department, which currently boasts a department of 11 promising young organists, and Musician-in-Residence at Highgate School.
As part of his role at HM Chapel Royal, this year Martyn has conducted for the National Service of Remembrance, the annual Royal Maundy service in the presence of Her Majesty The Queen and collaboratively with St Thomas’s Church, Fifth Avenue, New York City. He has given recitals in Buckingham, Hampton Court and St. James’s Palaces, Westminster Abbey, Canterbury and St Paul’s Cathedrals and, in February 2020, he had his debut with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra where he performed Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir.
In 2023, Martyn gave the opening recital at Himmerod Abbey’s Orgelsommer in Germany; in 2018, he was fortunate enough to play for the UK tour of Miss Saigon in Bradford, Plymouth, and Norwich. This summer will be his fourth appearance as a répétiteur and Vocal Coach for Sherborne’s Summer School of Music and he will be continuing his annual playing of Evensong in the Hooglandsekerk in Leiden, The Netherlands.
Martyn graduated with a first class Bachelor of Music degree from London’s Royal College of Music in 2015 and has completed his Fellowship of the Royal College of Organists (FRCO) and Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) diplomas in Organ Performance in 2023 and 2011 respectively. Martyn has appeared live on BBC Radios 3 and 4 and has recorded for Novello, Boosey & Hawkes, and for choral CDs with Priory and Signum records. He also plays annually for Classic FM’s broadcast of Carols from Buckingham Palace, which airs immediately after HM The King’s speech on Christmas Day; 2023 was his first time organising and directing the choir for it.
As a composer, Martyn has composed several choral works which are published by Chichester Music Press. His pieces have been premiered at Exeter University, the Royal College of Music, Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden, and as part of The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music.
Biographical Details
- Year of birth: 1991
Works by Martyn Noble
Festival performances of works by Martyn Noble
Call for Scores submission
LFCCM 2024
- Sung Mass on Sunday 19 May 2024 at St Magnus the Martyr
LFCCM 2023
- “Cymbals and Dances” on Tuesday 16 May 2023 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2022
- “Cymbals and Dances” on Tuesday 10 May 2022 at St Pancras Parish Church
- Choral Eucharist on Sunday 15 May 2022 at The King’s Chapel of the Savoy
Works performed by Martyn Noble
Call for Scores submissionWorld premiereUK premiereLondon premiere
- Albardafrom “Flores del Desierto” – Tangos for Organ Pamela Decker
- Alleluyas Simon Preston
- Aria Brian Solomons
- Canadian Geese Toccata Lucinda Bell
- Christus vincitfrom Three Meditations Phillip Cooke
- EGATOP (“Hommage à Errol Garner, Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson”) Zsolt Gárdonyi
- Ettrick Banks Judith Weir
- Fantasia on “Come Ye Faithful” Peter Smith
- Finalefrom Fiesta! Iain Farrington
- First Flight Cecilia McDowall
- Flourish Alan Bullard
- Introit on “St. Denio” Irina G Popov
- Ite Missa Estfrom Two Pieces for Solo Organ Brian Inglis
- Jesu, dulcis memoriafrom Three Meditations Phillip Cooke
- Lifelight Derri Joseph Lewis
- Meditation on “Monk’s Gate” Nigel Poole
- Moto Repetitivo Jenni Pinnock
- New Movements on the Third Mode Martyn Noble
- Orb and Sceptre William Walton
- Partita on “O Worship the King” Peter Smith
- Paschaliafrom Three Easter Chorale Preludes Alison Willis
- Postlude alla Fantasia Simon Hancock
- Preludefrom Suite Maurice Duruflé
- Prelude in B Flat Minor Jenni Pinnock
- Prelude on the “Easter Hymn” Davide Mutti
- Salve Reginafrom Three Meditations Phillip Cooke
- Songfrom Fiesta! Iain Farrington
- Sortie Daniele Croce
- Study in Five Jenni Pinnock
- Toccata George Haynes
- Toccata Nigel Poole
- Toccatafrom Two Pieces for Solo Organ Brian Inglis
- Verse Peter Hurford
Festival performances by Martyn Noble
Call for Scores submissionWorld premiereUK premiereLondon premiere
LFCCM 2024
- “Cymbals and Dances” on Friday 17 May 2024 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2023
- “Cymbals and Dances” on Tuesday 16 May 2023 at St Pancras Parish Church
LFCCM 2022
- Organ Recital by the Organists of Highgate School on Thursday 12 May 2022 at St Pancras Parish Church
Recorded performances by Martyn Noble
LFCCM 2024
- Canadian Geese Toccata Lucinda Bell
- Fantasia on “Come Ye Faithful” Peter Smith
- Introit on “St. Denio” Irina G Popov
- Jesu, dulcis memoriafrom Three Meditations Phillip Cooke
- Meditation on “Monk’s Gate” Nigel Poole
- Partita on “O Worship the King” Peter Smith
- Salve Reginafrom Three Meditations Phillip Cooke
- Study in Five Jenni Pinnock
- Toccatafrom Two Pieces for Solo Organ Brian Inglis
- Toccata Nigel Poole